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GOP eyes Mountain West for electoral gains in 2010
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Jun 20, 2009 01:23pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, June 20, 2009 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | GOP congressional candidates in the notoriously libertarian Mountain West believe they have an issue that could reap electoral gains in 2010 — government spending.
Republicans have traditionally portrayed Democrats as big spenders, but with the $700 billion rescue package, a $787 billion stimulus package, rising healthcare costs and a growing tax bill, the GOP thinks, for the first time, that it will be able to make the connection in voters’ minds between spending and taxes that come later.
The 2008 bailout legislation and February’s economic stimulus package stoked a rage among many voters, an anger that showed up on April 15 in the form of hundreds of rallies around the country against what protesters said would be too much taxation.
“It is anger. There is an outright hostility toward the spending taking place in Washington, D.C.,” said Cory Gardner (R), the Colorado state House minority whip who is challenging freshman Rep. Betsy Markey (D-Colo).
Democrats deny that spending will be an albatross for their candidates, and have said voters will notice when the economy picks up.
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